- His Highness Duke Tomasz Białek (former Prime Minister) has been appointed as Regent of the Kingdom of Enclava (Tomasz I). His Majesty King Enclav I due to personal affairs will be temporarily absent.
- Count Philippe de MARTHE (former Head of the Diplomatic Mission) has been appointed as Prime Minister.
- Lord Marek Jarocki has been appointed as Minister of Administration.
- Lord Michał Gonera has been appointed as Minister of Economy.
We are hoping that these changes will speed up things and give more power to key people in our organization.
- Lady Annemarijn Tamminga resigned from her post as Prime Minister.
- Lord Zach Ferrigno resigned from his post as Minister of Finance.
- Lord Jared Beymert resigned from his post as Minister of Infrastructure & Development.
We thank them for their support and help and we wish them every success in their future endeavours. Thank you!
- Lord Tomasz Białek (former Minister of Innovation & Information Technology) as Prime Minister.
- Lord Piotr Wawrzynkiewicz (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) as Minister of Finance.
Until the announcement of the supplementary election, both the Minister of Innovation & Information Technology and Minister of Infrastructure & Development offices will be temporarily split between Lord Zou Laihui and Lord Piotr Wawrzynkiewicz.
08/06/2015 - Our official anthem: "Let's Celebrate" by Terry Moran.
We have appointed Lord Philippe De Marthe as our Head of Diplomatic Mission.
In order to cultivate and promote Polish-Hungarian friendship, and to ensure the continued development of our kingdom, we have reach an agreement with representatives of the Principality of Celestinia, under which we will support and help each other.
We are friends sharing same ideas and land - Love, Peace and Harmony!
as may you read, the Slovenian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the Terra Nullius claimed by the Kingdom of Enclava at strip of land at the Croatia–Slovenia border near the Slovenian village of Brezovica pri Metliki is in fact part of Slovenia and that the determination of land borders between Slovenia and Croatian will take place in the court of arbitration. The area near the Slovenian village of Brezovica, 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Zagreb is not "no-man's land" as we were told by locals.
Because we respect the independence of other countries, their boundaries and international law, we cease all activities related to the establishment of the new state at strip of land at the Croatia–Slovenia border near the Slovenian village of Brezovica pri Metliki.
To ensure the continued development of the Kingdom of Enclava, we have claimed the second of the largest unclaimed land portions along the Danube river (Pocket 1) near the Free Republic of Liberland. We would like to thank you all for your help, support and kind words.
We have been informed about people who sell Enclavian visas. We do not issue documents allowing to cross borders. At the moment, the Enclavian citizenship does not allow for opening bank accounts or travelling around the world and we can not physically accommodate you in Enclava. Our citizenship only confirms the fact that Mr. X or Mrs. y is an Enclavian citizen but it does not allow for travelling or permanent residence within the European Union borders. To be able to travel freely around the world, Enclava must first obtain an international recognition. If you have been contacted by someone who says he is the representative of Enclava and he wants to sell you a visa, it is a fraud and please report it to info@enclava.org. Be vigilant and do not be deceived.
We have appointed Jared Beymert as Minister of Infrastructure & Development.
We have appointed Zach Ferrigno as Minister of Finance.
08/05/2015 - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Innovation & Information Technology appointed!
We have appointed Zou Laihui as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
We have appointed Tomasz Białek as Minister of Innovation & Information Technology.
07/05/2015 - Prime Minister and Minister of Science & Charity appointed!
We have appointed Annemarijn Tamminga as Prime Minister.
We have appointed Bartłomiej Ornowski as Minister of Science & Charity.
01/05/2015 - Meet the Candidates!
We wish Liberland every success in their very interesting endeavour and will be watching closely!
of land strip at the Croatia–Slovenia border. It was proclaimed on 23 April 2015 by Polish tourist K. Wrona.


We all have our own history of Christmas; how we grew up celebrating this time of year. Winter Solstice is celebrated Dec. 22, the longest night/shortest day of the whole year!
Before Jesus, there was just the winter solstice and it was celebrated. Even after Jesus died on the Cross, his birth was not celebrated yet.
What memories do you have of Christmas? Which ones are you making now?
I believe we need to give credit to those who write better than me and this is one.
I will copy and paste it here.
History of Christmas - Before Christ?
The middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world. Centuries before the arrival of the man called Jesus, early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many peoples rejoiced during the winter solstice, when the worst of the winter was behind them and they could look forward to longer days and extended hours of sunlight. In Scandinavia, the Norse celebrated Yule from December 21, the winter solstice, through January. In recognition of the return of the sun, fathers and sons would bring home large logs, which they would set on fire. The people would feast until the log burned out, which could take as many as 12 days. The Norse believed that each spark from the fire represented a new pig or calf that would be born during the coming year.
Saturnalia - In Rome, where winters were not as harsh as those in the far north, Saturnalia—a holiday in honor of Saturn, the god of agriculture—was celebrated. Beginning in the week leading up to the winter solstice and continuing for a full month, Saturnalia was a hedonistic time, when food and drink were plentiful and the normal Roman social order was turned upside down. For a month, slaves would become masters. Peasants were in command of the city. Business and schools were closed so that everyone could join in the fun.
Also around the time of the winter solstice, Romans observed Juvenalia, a feast honoring the children of Rome. In addition, members of the upper classes often celebrated the birthday of Mithra, the god of the unconquerable sun, on December 25. It was believed that Mithra, an infant god, was born of a rock. For some Romans, Mithra's birthday was the most sacred day of the year. In the early years of Christianity, Easter was the main holiday; the birth of Jesus was not celebrated.
In the western world the birthday of Jesus Christ has been celebrated on December 25th since AD 354, partly to replace the pagan worship that was commonplace in those days. However, we can be fairly sure that Jesus wasn't actually born on that date.
The Bible tells us that shepherds were staying out in the fields overnight when Jesus was born (Luke 2:8), but in that part of the world it would have been far too cold at night to do so in December. What is more likely is that He was born in the Spring, perhaps between March and May. Whatever the time of year, it is virtually impossible to identify the actual date.
This situation is further complicated by the fact that the Christian scholar Dionysius Exiguus was asked by the Pope in AD 525 to calculate new cycles for fixing the date of Easter. However, he decided to base his calculations on the date of Jesus's birth. Unfortunately, it wasn't discovered until the 9th century that he got it badly wrong, by which time it was too late to change the calendar.
He fixed the birth in the year 1 BC or AD 1 (Historians apparently can't agree which.) and began counting from the latter. But both earlier and later scholars agreed that Jesus was born at an earlier date. Indeed, it was eventually established that Herod the Great died in Spring of 4 BC. If Jesus had been born at the start of AD 1, as we currently have it, then Jesus would have been born some 4 or 5 years after Herod died. There is no way of accurately establishing the actual date of his birth, but it is most likely to have been between 5 and 6 BC.
The important thing is that he was born, and his nominal birthdate of December 25th seems as good as any to celebrate his birth and his message. It also a wonderful catalyst for enjoying the precious and simple pleasures of being, if only for a brief time, close together in the warm familiarity of friends and family, renewing relationships and sharing memories.
Until the time of Julius Caesar the Roman year was organized round the phases of the moon. For many reasons this was hopelessly inaccurate so, on the advice of his astronomers, Julius instituted a calendar centered round the sun. It was decreed that one year was to consist of three hundred and sixty-five and a quarter days, divided into twelve months; the month of Quirinus was renamed 'July' to commemorate the Julian reform. Unfortunately, despite the introduction of leap years, the Julian calendar overestimated the length of the year by eleven minutes fifteen seconds, which comes to one day every on hundred and twenty-eight years. By the sixteenth century the calendar was ten days out. In 1582 reforms instituted by Pope Gregory XIII lopped the eleven minutes fifteen seconds off the length of a year and deleted the spare ten days. This new Gregorian calendar was adopted throughout Catholic Europe.
Protestant Europe was not going to be told what day it was by the Pope, so it kept to the old Julian calendar. This meant that London was a full ten days ahead of Paris. The English also kept the 25th of March as New Year's Day rather than the 1st of January. By the time England came round to adopting the Gregorian calendar, in the middle of the eighteenth century, England was eleven days ahead of the Continent.
Before the calendar was reformed, England celebrated Christmas on the equivalent of the 6th of January by our modern, Gregorian reckoning. That is why in some parts of Great Britain people still call the 6th of January, Old Christmas Day.
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the King, behold, there came wise men form the east to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is he that is born Kind of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him."
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 'And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, art not the least among the princes of Judea: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.'"
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also."
When they saw the star, they rejoiced and exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him; and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense , and myrrh.
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream saying, ""rise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."
Washington Irving reinvents Christmas It wasn't until the 19th century that Americans began to embrace Christmas. Americans re-invented Christmas, and changed it from a raucous carnival holiday into a family-centered day of peace and nostalgia. But what about the 1800s peaked American interest in the holiday?
In 1819, best-selling author Washington Irving wrote The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, gent., a series of stories about the celebration of Christmas in an English manor house. The sketches feature a squire who invited the peasants into his home for the holiday. In contrast to the problems faced in American society, the two groups mingled effortlessly. In Irving's mind, Christmas should be a peaceful, warm-hearted holiday bringing groups together across lines of wealth or social status.
Irving's fictitious celebrants enjoyed "ancient customs," including the crowning of a Lord of Misrule. Irving's book, however, was not based on any holiday celebration he had attended—in fact, many historians say that Irving's account actually "invented" tradition by implying that it described the true customs of the season.
In the years after the Civil War, Christmas traditions spread across the country. Children's books played an important role in spreading the customs of celebrating Christmas, especially the tradition of trimmed trees and gifts delivered by Santa Claus. Sunday school classes encouraged the celebration of Christmas. Women's magazines were also very important in suggesting ways to decorate for the holidays, as well as how to make these decorations.
By the last quarter of the nineteenth century, America eagerly decorated trees, caroled, baked, and shopped for the Christmas season. Since that time, materialism, media, advertising, and mass marketing has made Christmas what it is today. The traditions that we enjoy at Christmas today were invented by blending together customs from many different countries into what is considered by many to be our national holiday.
1821: William Gilley printed a poem about "Santeclaus" who was dressed in fur and drove a sleigh drawn by a single reindeer.
1822: Dentist Clement Clarke Moore is believed by many to have written a poem "An Account of a Visit from Saint Nicolas," which became better known as "The Night before Christmas." Santa is portrayed as an elf with a miniature sleigh equipped with eight reindeer which are named in the poem as Blitzem, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher, Donder, Prancer, and Vixen. Others attribute the poem to a contemporary, Henry Livingston, Jr. Two have since been renamed Donner and Blitzen.
1949: Johnny Marks wrote the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Rudolph was relocated to the North Pole where he was initially rejected by the other reindeer who wouldn't let him play in their reindeer games because of his strange looking nose. The song was recorded by Gene Autry and became his all-time best seller. Next to "White Christmas" it is the most popular song of all time.
The fighting began in Modiin, a village not far from Jerusalem. A Greek officer and soldiers assembled the villagers, asking them to bow to an idol and eat the flesh of a pig, activities forbidden to Jews. The officer asked Mattathias, a Jewish High Priest, to take part in the ceremony. He refused, and another villager stepped forward and offered to do it instead. Mattathias became outraged, took out his sword and killed the man, then killed the officer. His five sons and the other villagers then attacked and killed the soldiers. Mattathias' family went into hiding in the nearby mountains, where many other Jews who wanted to fight the Greeks joined them. They attacked the Greek soldiers whenever possible.
About a year after the rebellion started, Mattathias died. Before his death, he put his brave son Judah Maccabee in charge of the growing army. After three years of fighting, the Jews defeated the Greek army, despite having fewer men and weapons.
Christmas festivities from around the world have varied greatly over the centuries with every country, region and ethnic group establishing their own diverse set of customs and traditions.
*Australians go to the beach!
*Ukrainians eat a 12 course meal!
*Many Finns visit the sauna on Christmas Eve.
*Knecht Rupprecht, Pelznickle and Ru-Klas may visit Germans.
*Sinterklaas, St. Nicholas - rides a white horse in Holland.


The adjective follows as and is followed by a prepositional phrase which consists of as and an adjective (usually possible) or adverb (usually always or ever). This pattern is used to indicate that someone or something has a lot of a quality. For example, She was as beautiful as ever indicates that she was very beautiful.
She was now twenty-eight, as beautiful as ever and very much wiser.
The diet is based on 1000 calories a day, with no added salt or artificial sweeteners used, and everything served as fresh as possible.


C.W. Wiebe Medical and Boundary Trails Health Centre (BTHC) are great places to work, and Winkler and District is a great place to live! If you are interested in employment opportunities, please contact us for more information.


Classes are now drop in only till the end of July!
All sales are final. Gift certificates/ class cards expire six months from date of purchase.
*Please note that gift certificates can be used for any class with the Pittsburgh Bellydance Academy Team. Workshops are not included in the class passes or class cards. Emails can be sent via email or printed. Please email JENGAL55 AT GMAIL DOT COM for more information.
** All class cards will expire July 18th, 2016. We will be converting to a new payment structure in August.
My question is: what is the expiration date or time frame on the 12 class card for $96?
Thanks, love, and miss you!!
Just sent you an email Gail! So glad to hear from you, lady!


Ready Take Live is a live show about live shows. Live X wanted to create a show that would build up the niche community that we operate in.
The Live X Studio, on the west side of Manhattan, is a newly built, 4K studio with dante audio and a ClearCom matrix. We have encoders that are optimized for each platform as well as our own white-label player to send a stream to. This is all gear we love working with so why not talk about it while we work?
By having the co-hosts in the control room you are showing off their talent, while they are the talent. The Technical Director, Audio Engineer, and Graphics Operator are all on camera and operating RTL.
Doing all this live allows for real time comments and conversation with other members of the streaming community. We want to create a forum for communication within the industry; sharing tips and tricks.
Ready Take Live won a Silver Telly Award in 2018 and looks forward to it's third season starting this March.


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Italy: turnover growth of the lingerie industry 2011-2014
Turnover growth of the Italian lingerie industry in Italy between 2011 and 2014
by Statista Research Department, last edited Mar 7, 2018
This timeline illustrates the growth rate of the turnover of the Italian lingerie industry in Italy between 2011 and 2014. Over the period of consideration, the underwear industry experienced a severe contraction with respect to the annual turnover value in the year 2012. As of 2014, the lingerie market experienced a positive growth of 1.4 percentage points compared to the previous year.
Data for the years 2013 and 2014 are forecasts.
Data indicates the rate of growth of the value of the annual turnover of the lingerie industry.
Marks & Spencer share of clothing market in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by segment
Victoria's Secret: number of stores in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018
Leading woman's underwear brands in the UK 2017, by number of users
Underwear market revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
Statistics on "Underwear and lingerie in the United Kingdom (UK)"
Underwear market: overview
Under garments manufacture
Intimate apparel trade
Lingerie retail brands
Revenue of the underwear market segment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)Underwear market revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
Revenue of the underwear market segment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021, by category (in million U.S. dollars)Underwear market revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021, by category
Annual turnover of underwear manufacturers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017* (in million GBP)Underwear manufacturing turnover in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2017
Average price per unit in the underwear market segment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021, by category (in million U.S. dollars)Underwear market: price per unit in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021, by category
Gross value added (GVA) of underwear manufacturers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017* (in million GBP)Underwear manufacturing gross value added (GVA) in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2017
Number of enterprises in the manufacture of underwear industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016United Kingdom (UK): number of underwear manufacturers 2008-2016
Sales from the manufacture of underwear in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in million GBP)Underwear: manufacturers' sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2017
Sales from the manufacture of men's and boys' underpants and briefs in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2015* (in 1,000 GBP)Men's underpants: manufacturers' sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2015
Volume sales of men's and boys' underpants and briefs by manufacturers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2015*Men's underpants: manufacturers' volume sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2015
Sales from the manufacture of women's and girls' briefs and panties in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2013* (in 1,000 GBP)Women's briefs: manufacturers' sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2013
Volume sales of women's and girls' briefs and panties by manufacturers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2013*Women's briefs: manufacturers' volume sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2013
Sales from the manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017 (in million GBP)Knitted/crocheted hosiery: Manufacturers' sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2017
Imports of men's or boys' underpants and briefs into the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2017, by EU and non-EU trade* (in million GBP)United Kingdom (UK): men's underwear imports 2004-2017, by EU/non EU trade
Value of men's or boys' underpants and briefs exported from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2017, by EU and non-EU trade (in million GBP)United Kingdom (UK): men's underwear exports 2004-2017, by EU/non EU trade
Imports of women's intimate apparel into the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017, by category (in million GBP)United Kingdom (UK): women's lingerie imports 2008-2017, by category
Value of women's intimate apparel exports from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017, by category (in million GBP)United Kingdom (UK): women's lingerie exports 2008-2017, by category
Women's lingerie and underwear brands ranked by number of consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 (in 1,000s)Leading woman's underwear brands in the UK 2017, by number of users
Turnover of Ann Summers worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2017 (in million GBP)Turnover of Ann Summers worldwide 2010-2017
Pre-tax profit of Ann Summers worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2017 (in million GBP)Profit before tax of Ann Summers worldwide 2010-2017
Number of Victoria's Secret stores in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018*Victoria's Secret: number of stores in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018
Pre-tax profits of Agent Provocateur worldwide from financial year 2011/12 to 2014/15 (in million GBP)Agent Provocateur profits worldwide 2011-2015
Marks & Spencer share of the clothing and footwear market in the United Kingdom (UK) as of financial year 2014/15, by market segmentMarks & Spencer share of clothing market in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by segment
Average weekly expenditure on men's, women's and children's undergarments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age of household reference person* (in GBP)Average weekly UK household expenditure on underwear 2018, by age
Average weekly expenditure on men's, women's and children's undergarments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by gross income decile group (in GBP)*Weekly UK household expenditure on underwear 2018, by gross income
Number of women purchasing lingerie (excluding bras and tights) in Great Britain in 2018, by expenditure (in 1,000s)Expenditure on women's lingerie in Great Britain 2018
Number of women purchasing underpants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by expenditure (in 1,000s)Expenditure on women's underpants in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
Number of women purchasing bras in Great Britain in 2018, by expenditure (in 1,000s)Expenditure on bras in Great Britain 2018
Italy: import growth of the lingerie industry 2011-2014
Italy: export growth of the lingerie industry 2011-2014
Lingerie market: average price of bras and panties in the UK 2012-2014
Import value of intimate fashion and men's swimwear Spain 2015
Market value of intimate apparel in Russia 2009-2016
Number of employees of Ann Summers worldwide 2010-2017, by type
Gross profit of Ann Summers worldwide 2010-2017
Export value of women's underwear & nightwear, not knit or crochet UK 2011-2016
French lingerie shopping venues 2016
Profit after tax of Ann Summers worldwide 2010-2017
Number of consumers purchasing from Ann Summers in the UK 2014-2017
Leading brands of women's underpants in Spain 2015, by number of consumers
French men's favorite colors for women's lingerie 2014
Import value of women's underwear & nightwear, excluding knit or crochet UK 2011-2016
Feelings of French women when receiving underwear from their partner 2016
Leading brands of women's bras in Spain 2015, by number of consumers
Calzedonia: financial liabilities in 2014-2016
Calzedonia Group: turnover in 2010-2018
Women in Media
Fragrance Market in the U.S.
Apparel and footwear consumer behavior in the U.S.
Brunello Cucinelli 2018 - Relazione finanziaria semestrale
Moncler - Relazione finanziaria annuale al 31 dicembre 2017
Geox H1 2018
OVS - Annual Report 2017
Brunello Cucinelli 2017 - Relazione finanziaria annuale
OVS - Relazione finanziaria annuale 2014
OVS - Relazione finanziaria semestrale 2016
Geox 2015
Moncler - Relazione finanziaria annuale 2015
Revenue of the underwear market segment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
Revenue of the underwear market segment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021, by category (in million U.S. dollars)
Annual turnover of underwear manufacturers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017* (in million GBP)
Average price per unit in the underwear market segment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021, by category (in million U.S. dollars)
Gross value added (GVA) of underwear manufacturers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017* (in million GBP)
Number of enterprises in the manufacture of underwear industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016
Sales from the manufacture of underwear in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in million GBP)
Sales from the manufacture of men's and boys' underpants and briefs in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2015* (in 1,000 GBP)
Volume sales of men's and boys' underpants and briefs by manufacturers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2015*
Sales from the manufacture of women's and girls' briefs and panties in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2013* (in 1,000 GBP)
Volume sales of women's and girls' briefs and panties by manufacturers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2013*
Sales from the manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017 (in million GBP)
Imports of men's or boys' underpants and briefs into the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2017, by EU and non-EU trade* (in million GBP)
Value of men's or boys' underpants and briefs exported from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2017, by EU and non-EU trade (in million GBP)
Imports of women's intimate apparel into the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017, by category (in million GBP)
Value of women's intimate apparel exports from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017, by category (in million GBP)
Women's lingerie and underwear brands ranked by number of consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 (in 1,000s)
Turnover of Ann Summers worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2017 (in million GBP)
Pre-tax profit of Ann Summers worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2017 (in million GBP)
Number of Victoria's Secret stores in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018*
Pre-tax profits of Agent Provocateur worldwide from financial year 2011/12 to 2014/15 (in million GBP)
Marks & Spencer share of the clothing and footwear market in the United Kingdom (UK) as of financial year 2014/15, by market segment
Average weekly expenditure on men's, women's and children's undergarments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age of household reference person* (in GBP)
Average weekly expenditure on men's, women's and children's undergarments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by gross income decile group (in GBP)*
Number of women purchasing lingerie (excluding bras and tights) in Great Britain in 2018, by expenditure (in 1,000s)
Number of women purchasing underpants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by expenditure (in 1,000s)
Number of women purchasing bras in Great Britain in 2018, by expenditure (in 1,000s)
Import growth of the Italian lingerie industry in Italy between 2011 and 2014
Export growth of the Italian lingerie industry in Italy between 2011 and 2014
Average price of bras and knickers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012 and 2014* (in GBP)
Value of underwear, swimwear and bedding fashion for men imported into Spain from different countries in the world by 2015, by country of origin (in dollars)
Value of the intimate apparel market in Russia from 2009 to 2016* (in million U.S. dollars)
Average monthly number of employees of Ann Summers worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2017, by type
Gross profit of Ann Summers worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2017 (in million GBP)
Export trade value of women's and girls' underwear and nightwear, excluding products made of knitting or crochet, in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)
Where do you buy your sports lingerie?
After-tax profit/loss of Ann Summers worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2017 (in thousand GBP)
Number of people that purchased women's lingerie or underwear from Ann Summers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017* (in 1,000s)
Brands of women's underpants ranked by number of consumers in Spain in 2015 (in 1,000s)
Favorite colors of men regarding women's underwear in France in 2014*
Import trade value of women's and girls' underwear and nightwear, excluding products made of knitting or crochet, in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)
How do you feel when your partner buys you lingerie?*
Brands of women's bras ranked by number of consumers in Spain in 2015 (in 1,000s)
Financial liabilities of the Italian underwear manufacturer Calzedonia from 2014 to 2016 (in million euros)
Turnover of the Italian underwear manufacturer Calzedonia Group from 2010 to 2018 (in million euros)

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6 New Year's Eve Romance Novels to Curl Up With Before 2021
Laura Dorwart
New Year's Eve might look a little different in 2020, but it's still a holiday for new beginnings and a sense of possibility – including the possibility of a love story. These six romance novels can bring a little optimism and sweetness to your New Year's Eve this year.
Champagne flutes | Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for NYCWFF
'Year of the Kiss' by Giselle Fox
Sasha, a lonely artist, wishes for nothing more than a better New Year after a major setback. Naomi, a doctoral student, is also reeling from a no-good-very-bad-year. When the two women meet at a New Year's Eve party, things seem to have made a miraculous turn for the better…until they lose each other again at the end of the night, that is.
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— Giselle Fox (@GiselleFoxBooks) January 11, 2019
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'Red, White & Royal Blue' by Casey McQuiston
Alex Claremont-Diaz is suddenly thrust into the spotlight when his mother becomes the U.S. President. Meanwhile, his longtime rival, Henry – the prince across the pond – is used to the public eye.
But neither of them could have predicted what would happen when their PR teams decided to bring them together for a fake truce. Instead of serving as a mere PR stunt for the cameras, their relationship gradually becomes real…very real. Their iconic New Year's kiss is one for the books.
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'Bridget Jones's Diary' by Helen Fielding
Perpetually single Londoner Bridget Jones is a modern-day Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice in Helen Fielding's novel, which was adapted for the iconic movie starring Hugh Grant, Renée Zellweger, and Colin Firth.
Bridget resolves to make major changes in her life, once and for all, at her parents' annual New Year's party. The thirty-something first enters into a romance with her flirtatious, charming boss, Daniel Cleaver. But Mark Darcy – whom she originally believed to be nothing but a cad – eventually wins her heart.
Colin Firth, Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant at the 'Bridget Jones's Diary' UK premiere | Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage
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'Same Time, Next Year' by Debbie Macomber
After breaking off an ill-fated engagement, James Wilkens heads to Las Vegas alone for a raucous New Year's Eve. After meeting Summer Lawton, he discovers he's ready for more than partying and the single life.
Summer, however, is not. She's not yet over her ex – and definitely not ready to be vulnerable with someone new. Still, James is smitten. The lovestruck bachelor asks Summer to meet him in Las Vegas the following New Year's Eve. Then, they might just start their lives together for good.
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Vivian Forest isn't a stylist to the royal family. She's just the mother of the stylist – and she expects her Christmastime trip overseas to be nothing more than a chance to be a tourist for once.
But when she meets Malcolm Hudson, the Queen's private secretary, she gets more than she bargained for. The pair strikes up a passionate holiday romance that simply must have a strict deadline of New Year's Day…right?
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'Tempted at Midnight' by Cheris Hodges
Interior designer Sylvie Gates can't resist locking eyes – and lips – with a mysterious, sexy stranger at one fateful New Year's party. They spend a passionate night together, but she's got a job to do. She can't afford to get distracted. So, in the morning, she quietly heads out without a backward glance.
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But Erik Jordan isn't just the wealthy CEO that Sylvie spent the night with as the clock struck twelve. He's the wealthy CEO who hired her interior design firm to remodel his company. Things are about to get interesting in the New Year.


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Festo invests in artificial intelligence
IT enterprise Resolto Informatik GmbH is becoming a part of the Festo group.
Festo will take a further important step towards implementation of the smart factory.
By signing the contract with Resolto Informatik GmbH on 17 April 2018, Festo will take a further important step towards implementation of the smart factory.
"We've been able to gain a leading company in the field of artificial intelligence for industry applications with Resolto", exclaims Dr Frank Melzer, Member of the Management Board Product and Technology Management at Festo. Founded in 2003, the information technology company offers solutions including high-performance artificial intelligence for real-time applications in industrial companies. Data are interpreted already in the field, and in close proximity to the machines. This makes it possible to save energy, shorten cycle times and above all to decrease the number of machine failures and minimise production scrap rates. In all industry segments – whether pharmaceuticals, food, energy or the automotive industry – standstills result in lost time and high costs. Artificial intelligence helps to reduce this.
"Festo's philosophy of continuously being on the lookout for new innovations suits us very well", emphasises Tanja Krüger, managing Director of Resolto Informatik GmbH. "Furthermore, in making this decision it was important for me that we'll be able to continue serving our existing customers as usual in the future. Our entire range of products and services will still be available to them in an unrestricted manner", assures Tanja Krüger.
Resolto remains an independent company
After the takeover, Resolto will remain an independent company under the umbrella of the Festo group. Resolto will serve its customer base as in the past, will continue to develop itself and would like to expand its leading position in the field of artificial intelligences in industry-related applications. "We take our own and Resolto's customers very seriously, for which reason we'll provide Resolto with the best possible support on its way to further success. We give creative minds, data analysts and data scientists the freedom they need to develop specific, innovative and therefore smart solutions for the machinery manufacturing market", says Dr Frank Melzer.
Further development of Festo's product portfolio
In addition to other products, the Prognos software solution is interesting for Festo. It knows when the system is in good working order and detects each and every anomaly by means of real-time analysis of sensor data collected from the systems. "Prognos delivers accurate prognoses at an early stage, generates diagnoses and recommends action. The system's knowledge base grows continuously thanks to uninterrupted data collection. This permits more efficient production", says Tanja Krüger in describing the added value provided by the software. "The issue of analytics and artificial intelligence will have a tremendous influence on our product portfolio, for example due to the fact that it will be possible to integrate artificial intelligence algorithms into the cloud and directly into Festo's components", adds Dr Frank Melzer.
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Nick Lachey and his 11-year-old "first born," who is a dog, sat down with Access to talk about the "Purina's Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge." The singer also dished on his upcoming 98 Degrees tour. Watch to find out more!


Joan and Jon are wedding photographers based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are the husband and wife duo behind BellowBlue Photography. For the last decade they have been traveling the country photographing weddings in a nontraditional creative style. They work closely with their couples to create wedding photography that is honest and natural.
Joan and Jon met in college while receiving their bachelors of fine art in photography. They have been traveling the country photographing together for over 10 years and we cannot imagine doing anything else. They specialize in both natural and artificial lighting. Being asked to join a couple on their most important day is an honor and responsibility that they take very seriously.
We met with Jon and Joan in Indianapolis in May 2017 for our engagement photos. We had been rained out a couple of weeks before, but I have no doubt that those photos would have been spectacular! We found their website through a post on Reddit, and were immediately impressed by their work. Their online portfolio is true to the style and quality we received from our shoot, and we could not have been happier with the result! They are a great couple who not only are professional and talented photographers, but so fun to spend time with as well. They were such pleasure to meet and work with, and made my fiancé and I feel comfortable during the shoot. They gave just the right amount of direction (for us who have never had professional photos done before), and our pictures came out looking natural and relaxed. We would highly recommend BellowBlue!
Jon and Joan are amazing to work with! From engagement to wedding day, the whole experience was personal, enjoyable, very professional and very creative. They are both organized and thorough offering ideas and suggestions for your photo list and day-of timeline to keep the big day moving as smoothly as possible. Our family planned a last-minute surprise for my mother the day before the wedding, and Jon and Joan made it their mission to be available and a part of the surprise by capturing those memories, which we are so grateful for. Not to mention, the pictures are timeless, gorgeous, and more than we could have hoped for. We highly recommend working with them!
Jon and Joan were absolutely WONDERFUL to work with! They were so relaxed and knew exactly how to capture the perfect moment. We would recommend them in a heartbeat for any photography you need!
Well this is way overdue..... BellowBlue are fantastic photographers at the wedding. At the end of the wedding they feel like your new best friends. The only thing that may surpass their talent of photography is the kindness of their hearts. It is always a pleasure to work along side this dynamic duo of wedding photography. Simply stated they dazzle their couples and make great friends along the way.
Jon and Joan are not only great photographers, but are so much fun to work with! Their unique style and creative ideas are sure to capture your wedding perfectly!


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Q: My Delete method is not working, after disabling "Turbo" in rails 7? I am working on rails 7. I'm trying to run my 'Delete' method after disabling 'Turbo' but its
not working, it keeps getting to my 'show.html.erb' file instead of deleting the specific data. Here is my 'Delete' action code:
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    <%= link_to 'Delete', friend_path(friend),  data: { turbo:false ,confirm: 'Are you sure?'}, method: :delete, :class=>"btn btn-danger"%>

  </td>

And below is the controller method to destroy/delete data:
def destroy
debugger
@friend = Friend.find(params[:id])
@friend.destroy

if @friend.destroy
    redirect_to friends_path, notice: "Deleted Successfully!!!"
else
  render :index, status: :unprocessable_entity

end
end

A: Delete is not working is because you are not loading jQuery after disabling 'Turbo'.
Add jquery to your layout or page
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and it should start working again

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The Postgraduate Qualifying Program (PQP) prepares International students for postgraduate study in business and tourism. It assists students to develop the skills necessary for success at the postgraduate level.
The course combines study in English for Academic Purposes at the postgraduate level with two units that are core to postgraduate study in business and tourism. It is designed for international students whose academic qualifications and/or English proficiency levels are slightly below Southern Cross University's entry requirements for postgraduate degrees.
English for Academic Purposes plus business units. Topics could include accounting, finance, economics, business law, statistics, marketing, management, ethics and sustainability.
This course is a pathway to a selection of postgraduate degrees at Southern Cross University.
Students who successfully complete the Postgraduate Qualifying Program will meet the academic and English language requirements for entry into the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) or the Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management (MITHM) and be eligible to gain two (2) units of advanced standing.


Our little company's methodology in implementing renewable energies rapid growth must have "rubbed them" the wrong way!
RECNI, LLC managing members knew this innovative new Business Concept would have us on Oil & Gas industries watch list, especially, if RECNI, LLC innovative business concept ever caught on and got proper endorsements, funding, and personal!
RECNI, LLC is still hoping and waiting for that fateful day!
They sure do have a lot of interest in our tiny little startup Green company... Our website receives TON'S of WEEKLEY hits out of Dallas and Houston, Texas, among others!
RECNI is reviewing Green Trade Shows coming to the Las Vegas Area between May & December of 2019. Please make plans to visit RECNI, LLC booth as we get signed up to attend.
We'll post any dates & times for these upcoming Green Tradeshows as we sign up. Fresh updates & new videos will be following throughout January & February... Keep posted for updates!!
"An Editorial Perspective on RECNI, LLC Below"
Let's be clear about things from this point forward... My partners and I have invested well over 10k in documented expenses in the formation and creation of RECNI, LLC. Our startup costs, website maintenance, and ongoing business expenses to list just a few.
Plus, over 5 years of conducting 100's of interviews regarding the general public insight on everything renewable... Recni was my Junior & Senior year business creation project in College (2012 & 2013).
I first presented this innovative business concept to my professor's and my graduating class in my BUS/415 Business Law course in 2012 and my BUS/475 Integrated Business Topics course in 2013.
Unlike other Business industries or Non-Profit organizations methods of addressing renewables energies growth into the mainstream population in the U.S. and aboard.
RECNI, LLC is taking a "PURE BUSINESS APPROACH" to introduce the general population to Green technologies and it's Green Citizens that struggle to meet the climate scientists deadlines of a massive reduction of greenhouse emissions in the next five to seven years.
In other words, to "drastically cut down the learning curve" of millions of Americans in embracing everything green, before its too late for our environment to recover from.
If you alter or change the "consumer buying habits" of hundreds of millions of Americans towards green energies products and services by utilizing a pure business approach VS. sensationalist Civil disobedience EVENTS such as rallies or protest's, the general population will follow the "path of least resistance" towards green energies products and services. Corporations will take notice and our government right along with them.
There will be no Green Protest's, Rally's or Arrests of concerned green citizens or even, ongoing environmental lawsuits in RECNI'S Approach to addressing climate change.
No Politicians favors or blessings needed in a private company that raised its funds through concerned green citizens crowdfunding activities, like a GoFund campaign or similar activity that has no conflicts of interests by partnering up "contractually" with other privately owned renewables green industries.
As we are, NOT A NON-PROFIT and thereby don't have any of those potentially conflicting legal IRS tax ramifications that Non-Profits Organizations are prohibited by law from doing.
RECNI, LLC is just a Non-Political / Non-Industry Competitive "bridge or gateway" to connect all the hard work and efforts of Renewable industries and Non-Profit Organizations mutual goals of, bringing the massive U.S. general population closer to the smaller Green Science-based community very rapidly on privately leased commercial property! A RECNI Green Showroom!
Whereby green nations that have already successfully gone 70 to 95 percent green already can showcase their achievements for us.
A place where all Green Tech will be showcased in one giant showroom and members of the green science community can answer questions to anyone wanting to learn more about green energies options... Transportation, Energy infrastructures, and more.
A "Future" Thought Provoking Renewable Energies Showroom visited by a potential 300 million annual visitors to Las Vegas every year.
Any donations or contributions to RECNI, LLC are NOT considered TAX DEDUCTIBLE, as we are not a NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
"A Short Odyssey Video into RECNI, LLC "
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CLICK ON THE GO FUND BUTTON BELOW TO CHIP in $5 or MORE TO OUR CAUSE !!
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CLIQUEZ SUR LE BOUTON GO FUND CI-DESSOUS POUR CHIPER $ 5 ou PLUS POUR NOTRE CAUSE !!
Check Back "RIGHT HERE" Every Week for Our Current RECNI's Weekly Broadcast !!
¡Regrese 'AQUÍ A LA DERECHA' todas las semanas para nuestra transmisión semanal actual de RECNI!
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Work with us at RECNI and together, we can find ways to drive down the costs of renewable energies. Our initiative will also increase investment and financing options that will accommodate all income demographics worldwide, allowing anyone to afford to go green as easy as 1-2-3. Get in touch with us today to learn more about what we aim to accomplish.
At RECNI, our mission is to create a synergistic cooperative union of all green renewable energy companies similar to worldwide alliances, such as Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).


A number of years ago when I was called by a Stake President (for a definition of click here) to be an Elders Quorum President (click here for definition), he gave me some very wise council that I was reminded of yesterday during one of our regional leadership meetings in Stake Conference. He advised me to lay aside administration and delegate that to one of my counselors and to focus on ministration instead.
Administering is: focusing on programs, processes, managing, and meetings vs. focusing on people. Sure meetings need to happen and processes need to be in place, but as a leader, I need to be a minister for the Lord.
Ministering is: having personal conversations with the men in my group at least on a weekly basis, praying sincerely with them, sharing scripture with them, holding them accountable to progressing spiritually and developing a relationship with God.
The whole time I served in this role, I had the paper up in my room posted with his advice and I tried my hardest to be a good minister.
Many sacred experiences happened as the Lord blessed me in the ministry. I remember kneeling with a young man who had committed a serious grievance and faced excommunication from the church. His soul was hurting and I felt God's grace come over me as a love and compassion that is only from His grace entered into my heart. Words came to me in prayer and tears filled my eyes as I knelt with this young man and poured my heart out to God for him. Afterwards, I invited him to pray and he prayed as well. This experience along with many others showed me how much God loves the sinner (all of us) and when we reach out to Him, he is right there ready to lift us up and forgive us.
Last night, Elder James Hamula, of the Quorum of the Seventy, gave a powerful and spiritual sermon on the importance of ministering vs. administering. He shared the scripture in Alma 22:23 on how the King ministered to his whole household and that we need to minister with this same love and compassion to those who we have jurisdiction over. Elder Hamula asked us what he thought would happen if we focused too much on administering in our congregations and families and a gentleman in the crowd shared a good example that Elder Uchtdorf spoke about a while back where on the surface people looked like they were doing well because they were coming to church and putting on good faces, but over time there were a lot of divorces and strife between members because peoples' hearts weren't into it.
When I think of my role as a father, and a leader in my local congregation, I wonder how much ministering vs. administering I do. Administering in the family is important and as a father, I think that probably comes easier than ministering. I work hard and provide for them, make sure things are squared away logistically for the family, teach them right from wrong, etc. However, I need to to better about speaking with each individual member of my family, including my wife, and putting my arms around them, sharing my testimony of the Gospel, praying with them with deep, sincere prayers, etc. Similarly, as a leader, it is easy to hold meetings and track progress and delegate things out to people. Even when I'm making visits to members of the congregation, I can be merely an administer by "checking" the box that I visited them, but not praying and preparing beforehand and then with them as well.
I'm curious to hear others' thoughts on ministering vs. administering. Where have you seen effective ministry as a leader in your congregation, or in your family? What advice do you have for all of us on how to be effective ministers?


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The Pu Luong Nature Reserve is an area of outstanding beauty, cultural interest and high biodiversity value. The region is blessed with rich forest, limestone panoramas, magnificent rice terraces and breathtaking scenery. On the 6-day trip you can experience the everyday life and culture of Thai and Muong ethnic minorities and spend nights with friendly locals.
Depart Hanoi for Pu Luong Natural Reserve via Mai Chau. This scenic drive takes around 4 hrs. Along the way we pass fields of tapioca and sugar cane as well as rice paddies. We will reach Mai Chau valley by lunchtime. Following lunch in Pom Coong Village we drive 22km further into the reserve where we begin our trek. We trek for approximately 3 hrs before arriving at Hang Village, which is home to Thai ethnic minority.
This morning we have breakfast in the homestay before we begin the big trek of the day. Today we will be walking for around 6 hrs on a rocky path running through jungle. Lunch stop will be in a village along the way.
Stunning Not on the tourist trail, but stunningly beautiful. Also gives one a great taste of village life and cuisine.
I and my friends choose some places for escaping from hustle and bustle, then we decide to reach Pu Luong and Mai Chau. It's totally natural and beautiful landscapes. We are excited about this trip with the comfortable stay at the Homestay and can't help coming back again soon.


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A close look at Rohit's captaincy!
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With proper planning and the right bottles, anywhere is a good place for setting up a cocktail party! Cocktails are great conversation starters, and paired with the right food can create a memorable experience for all of your guests. They enhance the atmosphere, and can be geared to any theme and any event. I will work with you to create the right cocktails for your wedding, company party, or any celebration that brings people together.
Tastings are a popular way to bring a group of people together for a fundraiser, unique corporate event, or just an evening out with friends. Bourbon has been very popular lately, as have been beer and wine. But have you considered a tequila tasting? Or rum? Tastings can be as wide ranging or tightly defined as you want them to be.
For larger parties, like weddings, I can plan and execute the logistics for beer, wine, cocktails, and any other beverage needs you may have. I have a team I can work with to help set up the bars, prepare and serve cocktails and other spirits, and break it all down for you at the end of the day. I have also teamed up frequently with Scratch Event Catering who provides some of the most unique, creative cuisine in southwest Ohio. We can pair his unforgettable food with cocktails, beer, and wine to deliver a fully developed culinary experience.
You can contact me today to discuss the details of your upcoming event and we can put together your event's cocktail menu!


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Skrill Cryptocurrency
Behind the scenes of the new Paulo Dybala TV advert
Watch the video below to see what happened on Skrill's set with one of the most famous football players in the world – Paulo Dybala.
If you haven't yet signed up to Skrill, open an account for free to see what we're all about. Just like Paulo, you could soon be making your money move with an app trusted by millions.
Juventus superstar Paulo Dybala joins Team Skrill
Argentinian international and Juventus icon, Paulo Dybala, has signed a new deal to represent Skrill.
Dybala's first appearance for Skrill will be in an Italian TV commercial. Watch the advert below to see him in action.
Why we're excited to have Paulo on board
Paulo Dybala is considered one of the most valuable footballers in the world thanks to his creativity and pace on the pitch. He's commonly known as 'La Joya' ('The Jewel'), and has helped Juventus to win eleven trophies, including five consecutive Serie A titles.
To add to his accolades, he's been named in the Team of the Year three times and recently earned the Serie A Player of the Season award for 2019-20.
"I'm very happy and proud to be part of the Skrill family," said Dybala. "I'm really interested to learn more about how Skrill can help me pay online, send money to friends and buy and sell cryptocurrencies.
"Having the flexibility that Skrill can offer is super helpful to someone like me who's always on the go," Dybala added. "I also love that I earn loyalty points on transactions every time I use my Skrill card."
Lorenzo Pellegrino, CEO of Skrill, said: "Skrill's many features let you manage your money on the move, easily and safely. Dybala is the perfect brand ambassador for Skrill, reflecting our values around the speed of delivery and our focus on providing a world-class service.
We are looking forward to a successful collaboration to share the many benefits of Skrill with football fans worldwide."


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Human Resolve Podcast
Taking Over a Family Business and Trailblazing Diversity & Inclusion
Seth Morales | CEO, Morales Group, Inc.
Seth Morales learned a lot about people from his time as a football star at Purdue University – from legends coach Joe Tiller and quarterback Drew Brees. And he's applied many of those lessons to his role as CEO of the Morales Group.
Based in Indianapolis, the recruitment and staffing agency was originally founded by Seth's first-generation American father. But it was never meant to only be a staffing business — the purpose of the Morales Group was and is ultimately, to help their communities grow and flourish.
Because of the company's mission, diversity and inclusion have been at the core of the Morales Group since its founding. "For us, we saw it as a core differentiator," Seth says.
On this episode of Human Resolve, Seth explains how his company incorporates diversity and inclusion in an impactful way rather than just paying lip service. You'll learn the importance of prioritizing vulnerability and empathy in your leadership, and how giving HR a voice can help your organization thrive.
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Meet Seth Morales
Seth Morales is President and CEO of the Morales Group, an Indianapolis-based recruiting and staffing agency. Morales, an active business and community leader, also serves on the boards for Indiana Latino Institute, St. Vincent Health System, Young Presidents' Organization and TrueU.
He has been recognized by the Indianapolis Business Journal as a Forty Under 40 award recipient. Seth earned his undergraduate degree at Purdue University, where he was a three-year starter and honorary captain of the Big Ten Championship Football team, and his MBA at the University of Notre Dame.
When he's not blazing the trail in business, Seth is spending time with his wife, Jackie, and their two adorable sons, Sebastián (Sebby) and Mateo.
Twenty years ago, Seth Morales made a fateful move. Playing as a wide receiver for Purdue University, he scored a touchdown against Ohio State and won the 2000 Big Ten Football Championship.
Seth's football days are long gone, but he learned a lot playing at Purdue under legendary coach Joe Tiller with future Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees. For instance, he discovered the importance of listening and never settling for complacency. Seth regularly applies these lessons to his role as CEO at the Morales Group, a recruitment and staffing agency based in Indianapolis.
Originally founded by Seth's first-generation American father, the company is more than a staffing business. Its mission revolves around building communities – literally.
"My father felt like he could make a difference by providing a job," Seth explains. "My dad knew nothing about staffing and recruiting, but he knew that it made an impact on not only the individual who is making money and getting a job, but their family."
Given their mission, diversity and inclusion have been at the core of the Morales Group since its founding. "For us, we saw it as a core differentiator," Seth says.
Seth emphasizes the importance of avoiding complacency, listening to employees and actively looking for ways to improve. When conversations of racial inequity in America dominated circulated in 2020, Morales renewed the organization's urgency to help. In fact, summer intern and Purdue wide receiver Rondale Moore suggested that the Morales Group start to build houses for underprivileged communities at home in Indianapolis, not just in Latin America.
On this episode of Human Resolve, Seth discusses how to incorporate an impactful diversity and inclusion strategy within a company, rather than simply paying lip service. He also shares how playing football helped him become a better leader and different ways in which HR can improve a company's culture.
Megan Nail, Vice President of the Total Rewards Practice at FirstPerson, joins as well.
Creating an impactful diversity & inclusion initiative
"I think the first step is just go do. You're going to make some mistakes and you're going to feel awkward, but the fact that you take action and move forward with it, I think is really important. I think leaders are fearful and they don't take that first step or have that conversation."
The danger of neglecting HR
"I think there's a real responsibility and opportunity for the HR suite and leaders to take hold of [this time] as I think the game is changing. … There's just going to be a ton of goodness and opportunity for leaders in the HR suite to step up. … But it's really kind of scary to see some of these businesses that don't get HR and still use it as an admin function. It's like, man, you just don't get it and you're going to be left behind."
Why investing in people pays dividends
"Our business has really grown a lot when we started to invest in our team and our culture. And we realized staffing is not very sexy and it's not very innovative. We're helping fill job orders and finding people jobs. But if you have a better set of team or teammates and you have a healthy culture, then you're going to have success."
Putting diversity & inclusion into action
"There were a lot of companies that thought that diversity was kind of a buzzword, but that didn't really live it out. And for us, we saw that strength. … And from an early stage of building the business, there was a natural draw with diverse communities, especially communities from around the globe that needed an opportunity, needed a job, but also needed a voice and not just a transactional relationship. They wanted somebody to be an advocate for them."
Coaching is effective leadership
"[Coaching has] been a big part of 2020 with a pandemic and lots of empathy demonstrated. [You should be] making sure that people aren't isolated and that your communication is up. So whether it's through a video, [like] a weekly video that I sent out to the team, or just texting people on teams, or just call them and talk to them — it's important that you make that time to communicate and have some of those coaching moments."
Ways HR can make an impact
"HR isn't a thing we do — it's the thing that runs our business. How do we make HR more impactful? How do we have our HR director as a leader? How do we have a chief human resource officer? How do we create a Chief Empathy Officer? How do we create a Chief People Officer? Those are the ideas that we're contemplating. … I wish more businesses would invest in their HR department and their people strategy, but a lot of businesses don't get that. And so I think they're missing an opportunity."
What diversity means to Seth
"For me, I saw that diversity was like being invited to the dance. I think it's more important that you're actually not only invited, but you get asked to dance. … You're actually choosing the song and you're dancing on the dance floor and that's what diversity and inclusion means to me."
Importance of having a mission
"When we started our company … we didn't really have a why, and we didn't have a mission. And when we finally got a hold of our mission and our why, which is building better futures, one story at a time, our business skyrocketed because people got behind a cause or a purpose."
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Genotypic diversity within clinical and environmental Cryptococcus neoformans var grubii population in India
Prakash A., Hagen F., Kathuria S., Meis J.F., Chowdhary A.
Background Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated, ubiquitous environmental yeast that causes cryptococcosis, a potentially serious disease that affects immunocompromised individuals, especially patients with AIDS. The studies determining the genotypic diversity in C. neoformans population is important to gain insightful knowledge of this important pathogen. Microsatellite typing has become a popular molecular tool to study genotypic diversity in fungal pathogens due to its high discriminatory power and reproducibility.
Aim To investigate genetic relatedness and antifungal susceptibilities of a large collection of C. neoformans isolates from clinical and environmental sources in India collected during 2001-2010. Materials and Methods Four hundred and fifty three (224 environmental and 229 clinical) Indian Cryptococcus neoformans isolates were subjected to Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) and genotyped by microsatellite typing based on nine markers specific for C. neoformans variety grubii (serotype A) or variety neoformans (serotype D). In vitro antifungal susceptibility was determined for standard antifungals using CLSI M27-A3 guidelines.
Results All 453 isolates were AFLP1/VNI genotype, representing C. neoformans variety grubii serotype A. Microsatellite typing revealed that the majority of isolates belonged to microsatellite cluster (MC) MC3 (n = 183; 40.4%), followed by MC1 (n = 160; 35.2%), MC2 (n = 24; 5.2%), MC13 (n= 19; 4.1%), MC22 (n = 7; 1.5%), and others (8 MCs, n = 20; 4.4%). Forty (9.2%) isolates could not be linked to a known MC from previous studies. MICs90 of AMB, FC, FLU, ITC, VRC, POS and ISA were 1, 16, 8, 0.25, 0.125, 0.25, and 0.06 mg l -1, respectively. Geometric mean MICs revealed that isolates in MC1 were significantly less (P < 0.0001) susceptible to ITC, ISA, FC and AMB (P = 0.002) than isolates in MC3.
Conclusions The present study is the largest series of C. neoformans var. grubii reported so far from a single country. Environmental isolates were genetically more diverse than clinical isolates comprising a larger number of MC types than clinical MCs. Two microsatellite types of C. neoformans var. grubii dominate in India and were uniformly distributed over clinical and environmental isolates. Fluconazole and flucytosine had high MICs (>8 mg l -1) in 2% and 7% of the isolates respectively, whereas the new azole Isavuconazole exhibited the lowest GM MIC of 0.06 mg l -1.
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My load developement for my new to me 1874 43 Beaumont has started to pay off. I originally purchased twenty formed 50-90 cases to try as well as some of the "43 Beaumont" 380 grain soft cast lead bullets from gunbroker.
380 grain soft cast "43 Beaumont" bullet and it loaded into the purchased formed 50/90 case.
While these did work to adequately fire form the cases, the accuracy with 30 grains of IMR 4198 was appalling with velocity around 1440 FPS.
I did some digging and found an old Cramer No. 1 D flat point mold a friend gave me years ago and started casting a bunch with 20:1 alloy.
Prevent leading hopefully. I sized them to .458 and tumble lubed with X-lox. All my previously fireformed 50/90 cases were neck sized using my 45 ACP Lee factory crimp die which has a carbide insert. 45 Long Colt would work better but I don't have that one. I used my 458 SOCOM expanding rod to size up the inside diameter of the neck.
Loaded once fired cases with 400 grain cast Bullet.
I had also formed twenty or so new 50/90 Starline cases I bought using my 8mm Lebel Dies and the afore mentioned 45ACP AND 458 Socom dies. These would be getting an initial fireforming.
R to L: Lebel die formed 50/90 case, loaded case with 400 cast bullet, case after fire forming, 400 grain cast bullet, recovered mushroomed bullet.
All cases were trimmed to a consistent length of 2.06" and the mouths were flared a bit with the 45 acp flaring die. All cases were primed using CCI 350 Magnum Pistol Primers. I then loaded five of the once fired cases with 30 grains of 4198 and another five at 31 grains. I then loaded the 20 newly formed and unfired 50/90 cases with 30 grains 4198 as well. I was able to seat the bullets to a uniform depth by using a wrench handle to act as a bullet depth stop when using my 45 acp seater die.The last step was to run the loaded cases up into the Lee factory crimp die with just a slight "bump" to close down the flared case mouth to the bullet.
All shots on paper taken from bench rest at 100 yards.
I used 6 o'clock hold on black shootNsee target.
Hit about 12" high of POA, at top of target board. 1st round was a flyer, passing just over the top of the target board. But the next four grouped in amazing 1-3/8"!
I set my sites down to 200 meter setting and fired the next 5 with 31 grains 4198.
Despite hitting down more into the shootNsee target, the group did open up more and I believe the higher velocity caused some minor leading in the barrel.
At this point I had about 20 rounds of my fresh formed 50/90 cases that needed fireforming. I decided to see how they grouped on paper for kicks, despite my ugly forming job. I fired two separate five shot groups on separate targets. Both grouped much better than the 31 grain loads, with all shot inside the black bull with my 6 o'clock hold. The first five grouped at about 3" and the second measured 2-1/4".
Average velocity of all ten shots was V= 1453 FPS, SD= 19.1.
At this point I was satisfied with the grouping and POI of my new loads and decided to just shoot the remaining 10 rounds at a 12" steel plate at the 100 yard line. All ten were fired fro the off hand, site still set at 200 meters. The metal range 9 out of ten times. It was a good end to a good day at the range with the Beaumont.
That looks very good. I, too, have formed my brass from 50-90 Sharps. I sprang for the CH4D dies to size them. I have 30 loaded with 55 grains of black powder with 400 grain .459 lead bullets. Waiting for a nice day in central hell (ohio) to take everything to range and see what I have. I'm hoping to be on paper at 100 yards. For me, that's a good day. Now if there are some Tupperware shooters to share the joy of black powder with-that will be a cherry on top!
Please let us know how your blackpowder loads work out for you. I'd like to have a usable BP load option for the Beaumont. I just don't want to deal with the BP cleanup.
This question concerns the use of such a small amount of IMR 4198 in my Beaumont loads. The 30 grain load which seams to shoot so well for me leaves a large amount of free space in the case. One manual I've read says to use a poly batting to fill the space and hold the powder next to the primer flash hole. IS THIS CONSIDERED AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY? as my post mentions, I'm getting standard deviations of around 9 FPS. There aren't any notable signs of pressure spikes and grouping is excellent for this 145 year old rifle. What are the rest of you doing with similar loads? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Well, you might as well go ahead and call my name MUD. I called Buffalo Arms. They happened to have a set of 43 Beaumont dies. They cost almost as much as the gun itself, but I bit the bullet and placed the order. Man was that painful. I sure hope I get a LOT of use out of them.
Now for the big question. Will the full length resizing die work to properly shape and form new 50/90 cases down to 43 Beaumont?
Anyone who has experience doing this, I'd appreciate your input and knowledge. Thanks.
First, KneverKnew, you are not MUD! Yes they are not cheap but I thought it was a worthwhile investment. Now to business!
I cut down my 50-90 sharps with a cheap, Harbor Freight, mini chop saw. I then used Imperial sizing wax as a lube and sized the cases. After that, I trimmed them down to the 2.06 inch length. I also annealed the cases, just in case as I had a bad experience with some Jamison .43 Spanish brass. Then into the dish washer to clean off the remaining sizing wax. As for filling the case up with some kind of material, I haven't seen any recommendations for this practice when using smokeless powder. With black powder, I use wool yarn that I stuff into the case and cover with a wad to hold it down until I can put the bullet in place.
For myself, I am using Winchester large rifle primers as they have given outstanding results in my other black powder rifles.
Well I think I have most of what you mentioned as far as items and procedure, except the dies. I cut the 50/90's down on the harbor freight "chop saw" as you, apply imperial sizing wax, and up till now uused a combo of 8mm Lebel, 458 socom and 45 acp dies and parts to get my initial "formed" cases. Then I fireform them. After that I use just the 45 acp die to neck size.
That's raised an important question. Can the Beaumont sizing die be adjusted such as to allow only neck sizing?
I've been using CCI 350 Mag pistol primers only because that's what I was using for my 458 socom.
I do have Winchester and other large rifle primers, both mag and regular, I will try.
I don't know if you can just neck size with the Beaumont dies. I know of people who do that with other calibers so I presume that it can be done.
The CH4D set I bought has an expander die in the set so that isn't an issue for me-fortunately. I know of at least one other person who necks down with .45 amp die and expands with the .458 die so this procedure shouldn't be any problem.


While Google declared "Mobile First", Microsoft has also added "Cloud First".
Azure is a great service, and apparently they are adding one CPU core every 5 seconds... that is 6.3 million cores per year, so at least a million servers.
as a temporary branch from the main product.
and then selectively included in "boxed" product releases for enterprise.
So it really is "cloud first".


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A reading from the gospel of Luke 1:24-38. Listen for God's word to us in what I assume is a very familiar story to us. Listen.
The story continues with a reading from the gospel of Luke 1:39-56. Listen for God's word to us.
I've been captivated of late by Macy's. . . . If you know anything about the department store, then perhaps you're familiar with their Believe campaign. It's been going on for nearly a decade and they splash it all over their red shopping bags. "Macy's: A million reasons to Believe!" . . . It's a confusing message – at least in my mind – because it seems an ad just to get us to buy more, maybe even as a sign of our belief? . . . My last few years of living in Chicago, I made it a personal ritual to visit Macys the mid-December day of their big sale on Christmas Frango candy-cane chocolates. Yum yum! They're the best thing about living in Chicago! In the Macys stores there, you have to go downstairs to the candy counter to get the special Christmas mints which sit next to their jolly Santa display. "Believe!" says the red mail box in which we're encouraged to drop our letters to Santa. It's hard not to read it all as that whole "give me what I want, Santa," thing. You know: his naughty and nice list, and the joy of jolly ole St. Nick bringing us exactly what we deserve this Christmas! For Macy's it's most certainly tied to that classic Christmas movie which declares: "There really is a Santa Clause, Virginia!" . . . Believe.
A few years ago, Macy's even declared a National Believe Day. This year they introduced a magic believe pen as a part of it all too. And I so wanted to buy one just to see if, as in the commercial, the magic pen would brighten everybody's day. For every letter dropped into the red Letters-to-Santa Believe box and a portion of every pen bought, Macy's promises to donate to the Make a Wish Foundation. Then, on National Believe Day – which was two Fridays ago this year – through the Make a Wish Foundation, Macy's makes wishes of children come true. Again: it might be a marketing ploy to get us in their doors – I know it makes me wanna race over to the mall to write my letter to Santa. Their donations are one way Macy's is showing that the spirit of St. Nick is alive and well.
You know the legend, I hope of the Greek Bishop of Myra of the Fourth Century who during the night used to drop off gold coins and other items to families in need. That's where Santa Clause came from, though it's gotten way outta control in our market-driven economy. Macy's National Believe Day, with their gifts to struggling children seems a perfect example of the generous spirit of giving which Saint Nicholas began. That's something in which we all can believe!
The first time I learned about National Believe Day, was the year the whole nation learned of a place called Sandy Hook. The mass shooting at the elementary school there was three years ago. Something none of us ever wants to believe as a possibility in our world. Something entirely unacceptable, enraging to behold. Emergency vehicles everywhere. Parents searching. Children single-file holding hands as their teachers led them out safely to the fire station next door. We've seen the scene over and over since then – far too often. But it's especially chilling to see such an atrocity at an elementary school among some of the youngest children of our country – all on National Believe Day. . . . Even this time of the year, we know it can be extra difficult to believe. Believe this Christmas will be merry despite the difficulties your family might have experienced this year. Believe the pain will dissipate – if only for those 24 Christmas day hours. Believe it's all going to be ok.
Believe. . . . What we believe is so very important. What we believe shapes our choices. Our actions. Will we too give generously to another – especially one in need? Will we find a way to endure in the midst of the un-endurable? Will we hold our leaders to the promises they've made to us to ensure every child grows well into adulthood? . . . What we believe shapes our very lives. . . . And the truth we're reminded of, especially today, is that every now and again, we need someone else to believe for us. To hold the torch of faith while our weary spirits doubt. It just might be so, that another's belief, over time, can inspire us to believe again.
We hear it in Luke's gospel. This lovely scene recorded alone by the gospel of Luke. . . . We don't really know how pregnant Mary is at the time. It's in Elizabeth's sixth month that Mary is visited and asked to believe herself a part of the most impossible to believe. At some point after that, Mary scurries away. I wonder how long the trek took her – a week or two traveling to the hill country. . . . We don't really know why she went. Was she trying to escape what most certainly would have been a lot of doubt-filled, shaming stares? Did her parents send her away, as used to be the case with so many other unwed teens? Maybe Mary was afraid to face Joseph so she split. Or did she just need time to herself to process how all this could be? Even the most certain among us second-guesses God's mysterious ways now and again. . . . One commentator has suggested that Mary needed a little affirmation and went with haste to see the miracle of her old Aunt Elizabeth's big belly (Feasting on the Word, Michael S. Bennett, p.94). The baby in Elizabeth's barren womb was proof indeed that the God enlisting Mary in this most marvelous plan was the One able to turn the whole world upside-down until at last it all would be re-set aright.
It is wise old Elizabeth who hallows Mary first. When Elizabeth heard Mary had arrived, the one to be called John went crazy kicking in his mother's womb. Elizabeth broke out into her own proclamation: "Blessed! Blessed are you! And blessed indeed is the little one growing in you, Mary! . . . Blessed is she who believed! (Luke 1:42-45). Maybe Mary had been rehearsing her song the whole trek long. I know a lot of us need to believe the mother of our Lord never wavered. Others of us take comfort in the plausibility that Mary's own belief needs Elizabeth's insistence. Kinda like all of us need now and again. Believe. . . . Believe in the goodness of God. In the favor God has for us. In the mercy God is that causes God to turn upside-down the wrongs of this world until it is re-set aright. . . . To believe that even what seems the most impossible is not beyond the possibility of our God.
It's our job, O church, to believe. With Elizabeth to proclaim – especially during this season. For a world of people still find themselves in darkness. So many are filled with unbelief: the circumstances of their lives clouding their spirits so they feel as if there is no hope. Even us who doubt along this path that can throw us such curvy, windy ways. . . . We all need each other to believe.
It might seem unlikely. All the evidence may point to the contrary. Still, we can believe. We must. Emmanuel . . . God is with us. For us. In us – forevermore.
May our spirits be ready with Mary to rejoice! Our souls all set to magnify! For the Mighty has done great things for us. The promise is fulfilled. . . . This Christmas, let us all believe!
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